Tremendous Eagles captain Wilfred Ndidi has expressed satisfaction with Nigeria’s opening victory on the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) Morocco 2025, whereas admitting there may be room for enchancment forward of the following Group C encounter towards Tunisia.
Nigeria started their AFCON 2025 marketing campaign with a hard-fought win over Tanzania, securing all three factors in what Ndidi described as a typical first match of a serious event.
“It was a great recreation,” Ndidi stated after the match. “The primary recreation of a event is at all times like this — you’re attempting to get momentum. However it was actually good. We acquired the three factors, which is an important factor.”
The Leicester Metropolis midfielder, who’s main the Tremendous Eagles formally as captain for the primary time on the event, praised the workforce’s total efficiency, notably within the opening half.
“I feel the primary half was good, the tempo was good,” he famous.
“Within the second half, perhaps we had been a bit drained, however that’s soccer. Issues didn’t go precisely as deliberate, however we reacted very properly, and I’m happy with the workforce.”
Ndidi additionally acknowledged that Nigeria should enhance because the competitors progresses, stressing that the technical crew and gamers will fastidiously evaluation the efficiency.
“There’s at all times area for enchancment,” he added. “We’ll return, watch the sport, see what we did properly and what we should always have achieved higher. We’ll work on that forward of the following match.”
Looking forward to the conflict with Tunisia, Ndidi remained assured within the workforce’s capacity to develop stronger in the course of the event.
“With the assistance of the workforce, the supervisor and everybody concerned, every part is feasible,” he stated when requested about replicating or surpassing previous AFCON achievements.
Addressing issues about Nigeria conceding targets, Ndidi performed down worries over the dearth of a clear sheet.
“I’m not nervous in any respect,” he acknowledged. “We acquired the three factors, and that’s what issues most.”
Nigeria will face Tunisia of their subsequent Group C fixture as they proceed their push for a powerful exhibiting at AFCON 2025.
